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      Attempted Suicide. - Mrs. Mary Ray , wife of Thomas Ray , boatswain of the Revenue Cutter on this lake last year, now on the steamer Corwin , Survey Service, at Key West, ...

      MARINE DISASTER. - Five Men Lost. - The steamer America, Capt. Masson, due here this morning, did not arrive till one o'clock this afternoon, in consequence of a collision which happened between two and three o'clock this morning, off Genesee. Mr. Barry, the Clerk of the America, ...

      The Collision between the Steamer America and the Schooner Emblem _____ In our account, hastily made up yesterday, of this melancholy disaster, we gave the names of six persons being lost, as we obtained them from Mr. Berry, the Purser of the America, who informed us at the same ...

      The steamer Banshee while on her way from Cape Vincent to Toronto fell in with the wreck of the ill fated schooner Emblem, lately run into by the steamer America. The captain of the Banshee took the wreck in tow and brought her to Toronto. She is of course considerably …

      DISASTER ON LAKE ONTARIO. - A collision occurred off Genesee, on Lake Ontario, about half past 2 o'clock, A.M. the 20th inst. between the steamer America and the schooner Emblem , of Hamilton. The latter was cut nearly two-thirds through. Five of her crew took ...

      EMBLEM was rebuilt and later renamed OLIVIA. She was reportedly still operating as late as 1898.

      Strang's name would have been well-known to Detroit readers. Aside from the fount of legend and odd facts that sprang from the Mormon leader, he was also a Michigan state legislator and a well-known orator. The source of the wreckage described in the letter is unknown. Some possibilities: schr VERMONT, …

      SHIPPING IN CHICAGO. - There are now two hundred and eighteen vessels in winter quarters in Chicago. This number will be increased some twenty or thirty. Supposing them to average 300 tons, actual carriage, this makes 65,400 tons. The following is the list of vessels already ...

      SHIPBUILDING ON THE LAKES. - The Buffalo Courier publishes the following statement of the names, tonnage, and where built of one hundred and twenty-nine vessels launched at different points on the lakes during the present season, "made up from notices of new vessels in the several ...

      The Ship Yards - Quite a number of new vessels are on the stocks in this city. We noticed yesterday that Mr. Rogers has three in his yard, at the foot of West Third street. One of them is a very handsome model, after that of the Young America, which …

      Underwriters' Tariff for Lake Navigation. - The Underwriters' Convention at Buffalo, last week, says the Commercial, adopted the following tariff: - On hulls for navigation of all lakes, and to Montreal. First class sail vessel less than 200 tons, season 6 ½ year, year 7. ...

      Broke Away. -- Yesterday afternoon the coffer dam constructed by Mr. James A. Baker, for the purpose of repairing his Ship Railway, gave away in the centre, and in a few minutes the whole area was filled with water again. This is unfortunate and will make considerable expense in ...

      First Arrivals. We had two arrivals of sail vessels yesterday, the first of the season. The first was the schooner Caroline, Capt. Ewart, from Coburg, with 1,330 barrels of flour and 303 bags of peas, consigned to the Canadian house of R. S. Perry. The Caroline was the last ...

      Complete and Sudden Wreck. - Yesterday morning a section of the old coffer dam below the lower bridge which has remained since completion of the canal basin, gave way owing to the pressure of the high water in the river, and a tremendous torrent was thrown in among a crowd …

      A Launch. - Our enterprising ex-Alderman of the First Ward, Thos. Dobbie, Esq., has just finished a new and beautiful steam tug designed for service in our harbor. - This is the third tug Mr. D. has built in about two years for our harbor. The first, the N. Robbins, …

      The ship yards of Messrs. Rogers & Crocket, and Baker are very lively just now. The former gentlemen have about 80 men at work on two large vessels drawing rapidly to a finished state, and which are to be launched in from one to three weeks. And Mr. Baker has …

      A Launch. - Ald. Rogers launched a noble schooner yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large number of people. She is named the Ocean Eagle, and is worthy of her title. She looms up like an ocean packet. Her dimensions are 122 feet length of keel, 24 1/2 feet …

      A Launch. - The new vessel built by Messrs. Rogers & Crockett, for Henry M. Ames Esq. , was launched on Saturday afternoon, after six o'clock, in beautiful style. She is of the same model as the Young America, built by Mr. Rogers last season for Mr. Ames, and will …

      Our harbor yesterday present an animated appearance. A large number of vessels were in port discharging cargoes, and the east side of the river was literally blockaded with canal boats and vessels together, waiting to receive loads and to discharge. An exciting scene occurred about 10 ...

      The Steamer Queen of the West. - We learn from the Hamilton Spectator that the fire which destroyed this fine steamer broke out in the stoker's room, very soon after the boat had made fast and the passengers had all left. It is fortunate that the calamity did not happen …